Toy



Jan. 19,1926. 1,510,332

. K. BROWN TOY Filed April 12, 192:. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE- KINSEY BROWN, F CRISFIELI), MARYLAND.

TOY.

' Application filed April 12, 1924. Serial No. 706,132.

I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention provides an article which is adapted for use as a toy, weathervane,

or advertising, novelty, the embodying figures which are mounted for movement so as to amuse and attract attention, and automatic means for imparting the required movement to the figures.

Other objects and advantages will be. apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a side view of a toy embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional. view on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 1, looking towards the rear, and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional View on the line 66 of Figure 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The article comprises a base 10 upon which Figures 11 and 12 are mounted in such a manner as to have movement imparted thereto wholly or in part. A blade 13 depends from an end portion of the base 10 and a frame 14 depends from the opposite end portion of the base. These parts are fixed. A shaft 15 is mounted in the frame 14 and is provided at its rear end with a wrist'pin 16, from which movement is derived for operating. the movableparts of the figures. A pitman 17 connects the wrist pin 16 with the figure 11 and the latter is pivotally connected to the figure 12 at 18, whereby tocause both figures to move in unison. The shaft 15 may be operated in any manner depending upon the particular adaptation of the article and, as shown, a propeller 19 affixed to the front end of the shaft 15 is adapted to be driven by impact of the air against the inclined blades thereof in a manner well understood. The article as a whole may be moved rapidly through the air or when mounted in a fixed position a current of air may operate the propeller, thereby enabling the device to be used as a weather vane.

A shaft 20 provided at its upper end with a spindle 21 provides a support for the device and may be grasped in the hand or may be mounted in any preferred way. The spindle 21 passes through the frame 14 and the base 10 and these parts are adapted to rotate freely about the spindle.

The figure 11 is representative of a horse having the front legs 22 and the rear legs 23 pivoted to the body, the several parts, such as the head, legs and tail being disposed to' indicate a rapid movement indicative of a horse when racing. A forked upright 24 rising from the base 10 pivotally supports the body of the figure 11 and the outstretched legs are guarded by supports 26 and 27, the front guide 26 coacting with the front legs 22 and the rear support 27 coacting with the rear legs 23, and each of the supports includes a crosspiece 28 upon which the respective legs rest and the front support 26 has an upper crosspiece 29 in addition to the lower crosspiece 28 so as to limit and prevent upward displacement of the front legs.

The figure 12 represents a jockey and the body is provided with a rearwardly extended fixed arm 30 and leg 31 and with a forwardly extended arm 32 and leg 33, the latter being fixed to the base 10 and having the body of the figure pivoted thereto and the arm 32 being pivoted to of a running horse and the figure 12 being pivotally connected to the figure 11 receives a corresponding movement, the body 1. A figure toy comprising a base, a fig ure in simulation of an animal having its body pivotally supported above the base, legs pivotally secured to the body and extending forwardly and rearwardly therefrom respectively, means to support said legs to hold them extended, a shaft suitably journaled, and a pitman connecting said shaft and body to rock the latter.

2. A device of the class described comprising a base, an articulate figure pivoted thereon, leg members pivoted to said figure, supports associated with said leg members, a second articulate figure, and said second articulate figure having an articulate part pivoted to the first mentioned figure, a pitman pivoted to the first mentioned articulate figure and depending through and below the base, a shaft journaled below said base and to which said pitman is connected, and means to drive said shaft.

3. A figure toy comprising a base, a figure in simulation of an animal, having its body pivotally supported above the base, legs pivotally secured to the body and extending forwardly and rearwardly therefrom respectively, means to support said legs to hold them extended, a second figure in simulation of a man having a leg secured to the base, a body pivoted to said leg, an arm pivotally connecting the two bodies for simultaneous movement, a shaft suitably journaled, and a pitman connecting said shaft and the body of the animal to rock the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

KINSEY BROWN. 

